Carl Benton Reid

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Carl Benton Reid (August 14, 1893 – March 16, 1973) was an American actor. He achieved fame on the Broadway stage in 1939 as Oscar Hubbard, one of Regina Giddens's (Tallulah Bankhead) greedy, devious brothers in the play The Little Foxes, and made his film debut reprising his role opposite Bette Davis in the 1941 film version. He also appeared in several Shakespeare plays on Broadway, and in the original production of Eugene O'Neill's The Iceman Cometh, as Harry Slade. His stern, cold demeanor quickly stereotyped him in villainous, and/or unpleasant characters, although he could play a sympathetic role, as he did occasionally in such films as the 1957 TV-movie version of The Pied Piper of Hamelin. Here he played the Mayor of Hamelout, who unsuccessfully requests help from the Mayor of Hamelin (Claude Rains), when Hamelout is the victim of a flood. The flood leads to the famous plague of rats which invade Hamelin, and set the main plot in motion. He played the American Admiral, who is leading the peace talks between the Americans and Chinese during the Korean War in MGM's Pork Chop Hill. Reid made four guest appearances on Perry Mason during t…

Movies & TV Shows

1. In a Lonely Place (1950) — Capt. Lochner
2. The Little Foxes (1941) — Oscar Hubbard
3. The Andy Griffith Show (1960) — Governor Ed
4. Perry Mason (1957) — Ned Bain
5. Gunsmoke (1955) — Gideon Seek
6. The Egyptian (1954) — Senmut
7. The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961) — Mr. Meehan
8. The Last Wagon (1956) — Gen. Howard
9. Broken Lance (1954) — Clem Lawton
10. Escape from Fort Bravo (1953) — Colonel Owens
11. The Sniper (1952) — Liddell
12. The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962) — Horace Reed
13. Pork Chop Hill (1959) — American Admiral
14. Lassie (1954) — Richard Bliss
15. Wichita (1955) — Mayor Andrew Hope
16. The Lucy Show (1962) — Jack Donohue
17. Madame X (1966) — Judge
18. The Left Hand of God (1955) — Father Cornelius
19. Have Gun, Will Travel (1957) — Martin Westrope
20. Pressure Point (1962) — Chief Medical Officer
21. The Ugly American (1963) — Senator at Confirmation Hearing
22. The Virginian (1962) — Jonah Andrews
23. The Wonderful World of Disney (1954) — Judge Hargraves
24. Convicted (1950) — Captain Douglas
25. The Killer That Stalked New York (1950) — Health Commissioner Ellis
26. The North Star (1943) — Boris Simonov
27. Battle Hymn (1957) — Deacon Edwards
28. Time Limit (1957) — Lt. Gen. J. Connors
29. The F.B.I. (1965) — Claude Townsend
30. The Great Caruso (1951) — Park Benjamin
31. Thriller (1960) — Dr. Marcus Graham
32. The Last of the Fast Guns (1958) — John Forbes
33. The Gallant Hours (1960) — Robert Ghormley
34. Dr. Kildare (1961) — Dr. George Garrison
35. The Trap (1959) — Sheriff Lloyd Anderson
36. The Pied Piper of Hamelin (1957) — Mayor of Hamelout (uncredited)
37. Carbine Williams (1952) — Claude Williams
38. Laramie (1959)
39. The Command (1954) — Col. Janeway
40. One Step Beyond (1959) — Brian Christopher